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Crown jellyfish

Crown jellyfishes are the six families of true jellyfish that belong to the order Coronatae. They are distinguished from other jellyfish by the presence of a deep groove running around the umbrella, giving them the crown shape from which they take their name. Many of the species in the order inhabit deep sea environments.

Families
, 53 recognized extant species were in the order Coronatae, spread throughout 12 genera. These belong in the following six families: • Atollidae (Hickson, 1906)— one genus, seven species • Atorellidae (Vanhöffen, 1902)— one genus, five species • Coronatae incertae sedis — one genus, four species • Stephanoscyphistoma (Jarms, 1990) • Linuchidae (Haeckel, 1880)— three genera, four species • Nausithoidae (Haeckel, 1880)— three genera, 26 species • Paraphyllinidae (Mass, 1903)— one genus, three species • Periphyllidae (Haeckel, 1880)— four genera, six species Image:Atolla wyvillei (Operation Deep Scope 2004).jpg|Atolla wyvillei Image:Medusae of world-vol03 fig352-353 Nausithoë punctata.jpg|Nausithoe punctata Image:Haeckel Peromedusae.jpg|Periphylla periphylla ==References==
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